North Carolina Newspapers

1 i t Ni o .VOLUME IV. ASHEVILLE, N. C, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1889. NUMBER 275 WASHINGTON WRIT. V VMT IvKUAVH PHtKI'KUIlWiS IN BUTH HOl'fetliM Of CONGKI'.Wk Bui Little HuMlneita TranNacled In I.lther Branch Mr, cowlea Afltr the Mlgnulnrc of ' " MeuiberHoulj( , Acceptances. By TclenrnpUto the CltUeii,' Washington, 1). C., February 26. Senatk. On motion of Mr. Plumb, it wni ordered thnt nfler the army appro priation bill i disposed of, the Senate hall take up and pas bi'1 on the rulen dur unobjected to, for three hour. The Senate then, at 12.15. resumed consider ation of the army appropriation bill. Among the additional amendments recommended by the appropriations com mittee and agreed to by the Senate, were tlie following: Striking out two items of $800 and $1,200 for completing maps and finishing surveys of the battle-field ..;. of Chickamangu, and inserting in lieu of fthem an item of $2,000 for finishing sur veys and completing nias of buttlctlclds. Mr.' Stewart offered an amendment . (which was agreed to) appropriating $187,500 for the purchase of three pneu. matic dynamite guns of 15-iuch calibre, with necessary machinery, ammunition and cartridges, to be placed and mounted for uscon the Pacific const. The bill was then passed and the Senate proceeded to the consideration of I pills on the calendar. This was unobjected to and a large num ber were disposed of, principally of a lo cal nature. Aiming them were the House bill to pay $32,G7o to the heirs of Jno. H. Newman, late of Mississippi, on ac count of captured cotton; und the House " bill to extend fur one year the time for the redemption of school farms in Beau fort county, S. C. On motion of Mr. Kiddlclierger the Senate went into -executive session at 6.05 o'clock, and then adjourned. The Senate to-day passed over the President's veto by a vote of 35 to 8, the 'ibill for the relief of Wm. R. Wheatoti and Chas. H. Chamberlain, of California. Mr. Dolph made an explanation of the facts, claiming thnt the President's ob jections were made under u misapprehen- sion ot them, The bill is to reimburse panics formerly registers d receivers of land offices in California for clerk hire paid by them. HoraB. Havinir become aware, from , - past rieiie. that-th..Ful- setting, apart the hour between ten and eleven for consideration of measures by unani mous consent, had become a dead-letter by reason of filibustering, very few mem bers were in attendance when the House was called to order this morning. A few messages from the President vetoing va rious etision bills, having Uen rend and referred, the Spenker proceeded to dear hit table. The table having !een cleared of business, the Speaker, acting iu con formity with the sjiecial order, recognized """ Mr. Abbott, of Texas, who called up the bill for the erection of a public building at Fort Worth, Texas. But the" recog nition availed him little, for Mr. Bland, of Missouri, was instantly on his feet with a motion for half an hour's recess. In view of this motion Rtid conscious of the fact that the time of the House would be fritted away until 11 o'clock, Mr. - Randall asked unanimous consent to re port from the committee on the appropri ations sundry civil bill with Senate amendments. TJBut, aggrieved at the nullification of the special order, Mr. Biggs, of California, whose name stands high on the list of recognitions, objected, and the House relapsed into u condition of inanition, which has characterized it so much of late. The hour of 11 o'clock hnvimr arrived. Mr. Blaud withdrew his AFTKS TDK tlllNATt'ttK Of KKUIIKMS. It is Warned that Speaker Carlisle while promising to recognize Mr. Randall to make u motion to go into committee of the whole to consider the Cowle bill, has refused to recognize any one to move to puss that bill under a suspension of the rules unless he it supported by n majority of the democratic memliers in the demnud. Consequently, Mr. Cowlcs, of North Carolina, ha lieen industrious ly at work this afternoon trying to secure the signatures ot meinliert to a petition, asking tlie Speaker to entertain such a motion. U0NU ACCEPTANCE. ' The Treasury Department to-day ac cepted $502,000 four and a-hull per cent bonds all at 10i'. PIGOTT'B CONFKMHION That th Letter PubllHhed by tlie Time are Forgerlce," Create) a Benaaatlon. Br Tflrrapb to the Cltuwn. "London, Feb. 2. The Parnell com mission resumed its sitting this morning. After the opening of the court Sir Chucks Russell arose and stated that on Satur day Richard Ilgott went to the residence of Mr. Henry Lubouchere, and in the presence of Mr.. George Augustus Sula, signed a confession stating that the letters upon which the Time bused its charges against the Irish members of the House of Commons were forgeries. Sir Charles Russell applied for a warrant for the arrest of Pigott.and Presiding Justice Hanncn said the wan-ant would be ready in an hour. Attorney-General Webster for the. Times, said no other witness was ready and that they would have to con sider what course to pursue. He would also have to decide whether or not he would resume any part of the case. When Pigott wat called to again take the stand he did not appear. After the court had waited for somr time counsel for the Times stated to the judge that Pigott had left the hotel at which he. was stopping at 11 o'clock last niirht, and that counsel were ignoraut of his where about. This statement caused a sensa tion in the court room. The court took a recess for Jialf an hour, at the expira tion of which time, if Pigott does not appear, his paper at the hotel will prob ably be seized.. Pigott iu his confession to Laboucherr on Saturday said that he forged all the letters secured by the Times, which pur- ijorted to have been written by Messrs. liapHH,'- i'amell,-- liavitt and 'O'Kelly. He also admitted that he had been guilty of perjury in his evidence given before the commission. Mr. Soatnes, solicitor for the Times, emphatically denies doing anything directly or indirectly to assist Pigott to make his escape. A WARRANT ISSUED FOR PIGOTT. The magistrate sitting in the Bow street police court nt the instance of Par nell and Lewis this afternoon issued a warrant for the arrest of Pigott ou the. churgesof perjury and forgery. Prolesaor Mnguire, Houston's patron .and col league, who had been summoned to tes tify for the Timet before the Parnell com mission, died suddenly in London to-day. It is reported that he had a stroke of apoplexy upon hearing that Pigott had fled. ' In the House of Commons this evening Mr. Healy asked whether Home' Secre tary Matthews had ordered the arrest of Richard Pigott, and if not, why he had allowed Pigott to escape. Matthews replied that a, warrant had been issued against Pigott. Healy then asked whether the government hud taken measures to prevent Pigott's escape by telegraphing H wufning to the police au thorities of the various seaport towns of the Kingdom. "Pigott," he said, "was a valuable person, Hud any attempt FOR FOUR YEAKS. HARMIMON TAKKH VP HI) KtitV IDK.NlK AT THH CAPITAL UP THE NATION. The Journey front Indianapolis) Completed Without a Mutbap Incident) of the Ride The Presidential Party . ... Photographed. ' ty Teleirr!) to th Clttwn. PiTTHi o, Pa., Feb. 2fl. The" train bearing Gen. Harrison and hi party arrived at 3:35 a. m., being half an hour late, and left ot 3:50 a. m. Altihina, Pa., Feb. 20. From Pitts burg to Altoonu, the first division on tlie Pennsylvania rond proer, the trip was made without Incident by the presidential train, save thirty minute of lost time wus made up. On this division another precaution was taken to provide against delays or accident. An extra' engine fol lowed the official train in order to be on band should No. 8 become disabled. There was no demonstration of any kind at Pittsburg, the ttnly persons in the train-shed lieing railroad employes and a lew belated or early passengers who chanced to be in or aliout the station. At Pittsburg a telegram was received from a committee of the Pennsylvania legislature appointed to ask tlie Presi dent-elect to visit the hall of the House of Representatives, while in Harrisburg, in order that the mcmlier ot the General Assembly might puy their respect to the coming head of the republic, A change ol engines and crews for the middle division was made just before Altoonu was reached in order to save time at the station. The train ran slow ly through the yards, and not at any time made a stopping. It left here ut 6:55 a. in. Hakkisri'RO, Pa., Feb. 20. The time gained in the run to Altoonu yurds, was partially lost by the delay occasioned in remedying a misfit of couplers joining the first two curs oJ.lie train ami tlie presidential section, of No. 20 pulled slowly through and out of the station ut Altoona at 7.15 a. m., thirty -five min utes behind schedule time. No stop was made nt Altoonu where the railroad shop hands were out iu fotce along tracks, and several hundred citi zens were gathered at the" station to wave their greetings. Russell Harrison, the last of the Gen- nlong the route from Indiannpoli were rrented, mid tlie train passed York on time at 11.2H. B u.timokk, Feb. 20 The train bear ing President-elect Harrison and party to Washington arrived at tlie union station promptly at 11.5 this afternoon. A tre mendous crowd was utMciiibled ut the depot, and thousands were outhe bridge over-looking the Penimylvauiu railroad tracks. There was u stoppage of but a few minute for the purjMise of reversing the (ruin, aud the prcttiJcutial party started on the lust stage of its journey, amid a storm of cheering. Washington, D. C, February 2(5. At 2:30 p. m., the train bearing President-elect Harrison and his party drew up on the truck alongside tlie freight house on Ninth street and Maryland, avenue, at which point, tlie executive committee of the inaugural committee was iu waiting with carriages for the traveler. The train wus run to this point in order to escape the crowd that had gathered at the Sixth street station, and the ruse was successful, albeit, several hundred shrewd curiosity-hunter were drawn to the spot by tlie appear ance of the carriages. With a little de lay a : possible, Gen. ; Harrison and his party were seated and then driven rapidly to tlie Arlington hotel, where tbey ut once sought the privacy of their apartments. Others on the train were sent to their several destinations iu the city after agiKd-bye had been said, and the trip of President-elect Harrison to tlie capital was at an end. It had lieen accomplished without u single mishap and with great comfort. , , . In anticipation of Harrison's arrival, a crowd ot several hundred jierson as sembled in .the waiting rooms of the Pennsylvania railroad station to catch a glimpse of... the President-elect. The crowd iucluded a number of Indies. As the time which Harrisou's truin was due drew near the crowd wu augmen ted by quite a number of lounger, who strung along from the lower end of the railroad yard down the track. A squad of police kept them inside of tlie yard and maintained a clear passage-way for the President' train. About half-past two o'clock word wa given by the railroad men that the President had alighted down at Maryland avenue, and the crowd slowly dispersed ; Rome laugh ing at the way in which they had been hided, while others took their disnp- A few.,were. in- ever, thinking it might be a ruse to get them uway before the President-elect s arrival, and it was not until the train slowed into the sta tion aud it was seen that it occupants hud flown, thnt the station resumed its ! normal apjiearnnce. A LIVELY FIGHT OVi:H TIIK IHaTMATi:UMIIIP "AT CHAR I.OTT K. THK CHICAGO EXIHANUK. eral's party to retire, was first to make pointmeut more keenly, his ' itppt avarice; just tlftir letivtrtg" Al-1 disused to" leave! howVi toonu. He said when informed ol the request of the Pennsylvania legislature that the schedule arranged for the train would not permit of any such stop at Harrisburg as the resolution contem plated. , The party in the the press car took breakfast us the train ran its way along the banks of the blue Juniata, the benuti- j ' M...Mna mnrt, t.-. ttw ripliirhta VeHterU ty') of the meal. The table wa adonied by a hantlsomc boquet of roses which came; B.v Telearaph tu tlie ClUnen. with the compliments of Mr. Harrison. I Chicago, Feb. 26. The volume ol Just as the train was pulling out of . trading in wheat wn fairly large and Harrisburg. a gentleman handed up to tlie feeling unsettled within thelow range Russell Harrison a beautiful floral banket ! of prices. ' The market- opened strong of Mareclial Neil and Lai-ranee rose, tKale. higher under good buving, with with spray of friziu and bunches of car-i "shorts" probublv forced in to some nation pinks and hyacinths. As the train extent. The favorable tenor of the left behind it the venerable city where j European market advices fyivc helped to Gen. Humson's grandfather was numi- strengthen the feeling. The quality of A Negro, It la Maid, Will Receive the Appointment Fire at Black Station and Two Children Burned to , . . Death, Klc. Ciiaklottc, N. C, February 25. Yes terday was the coldest Sunday here this season, and consequently nearly every body remained close in doors during the entire day. All of the heavy snow of last week ha not yet disapiienred," but can be seen about in spot. ' There i an interesting fight in progre her for the postoffice under the incoming administration. A negro barber, by the nume of Cordon, who ha, for a long time, figured as the chairman of the county Republican executive committee, and, a a matter of fact, comHsed the "executive committee," wu the first to. announce hjmself at a candidate for postmaster, and he got hi paper into circulation before the other three white Republican aspirants got their boots ou. Gordon has already made a couple of visits to Washington, . and says lie has the endorsement of six United Slates Sen ators for the postotlice, and, as he him self composes the comity executive com mittee here, it will not be much trouble for him to secure ilsendorseitieul. In tlie face of all this, Gordon wants to 'tnow what is the reason he won't he the next postmaster. It i rumored that the white members will, at nn early day, reorganize the Re publican party in this county and select white men as leader, As it now stands, it is only a gong of negroes pulled around by the nose by this negro Gordon. It is learned to-dny that two small children were burned to denth near Black's, S. C, yesterday. Charles Mor ris and his wife went to church aud left their two children in the house with all the doors locked. When they returned they were horrified to find their house completely reduced to ashes, nm'ong which were the churred remains of their two little ones. Two negroes who wrecked a freight train nt Mizpuh between Greensboro and Reidsville . last month, an account of which appeared in the Citizkn, have been captured, and are in jail in Rocking ham county. They were run down by two negro detectives who were employed by the railroad company. Reports say there is ; danger of tlie fiends being lyuched. 1'ITZHKiM LCK IN CI.OVKK. Movement Iu Urtiitt Central Market. the COl'NTY OOVIiHNMHNT, OCR PARMER IN COfT I t?- nated for the presidency. General and Mrs. Harrison and the member of the family remained out uoon the platform some little time. The train was moving slow when a bright-faced boy, wearing a knit cap with tassel, aii) carrying a tors have been under the impression that small photographer' outfit ran beside i some of the large trader on the bull - motion; and-Mr,:,.RandalL, reported, ,.the.L heat made, to.captiireJiim?"-. sundry civil bill. The recommendations of the commit tee on appropriations relative to the Senate amendment were agreed to. A . conference wa ordered, and Randall, Forney and Ryan were appointed con- . ferees.. No effort, was made to call up the contested election case and the f House wnt into committee oftre whole - on the deficiency appropriation bill. Some discussion arose over the point of order against an amendment offered by Mr. Rowell, of ILinois, appropriating $3,100 to reimbur Kobt. Small for ex pense incurred in his election contest. The point was sustained and the amend ment ruled out. 1 Mr. Sayers, of Texas, read letter which Mr. Scott, of Pennsylvania, had re ceived from Col. Lamont, stating that when he had accepted the position of private secretary to the President, he had done so with full knowledge of the pay attaching to it, He preferred not to be a beneficiary ofretrooctlve legislation, and he therefore aked that the commit tee recede front it amendment appropria ting $6,000 for hi benefit. Mr. Saver asked leave to strike out the amendment, hut Mr. Hays, of Iown, objected. The committee tlien rose and the bill was passed, tlie Lamont amend-, ment being eliminated. The conference report on the pension appropriation bill wn presented and agreed to. There wa very small attendance of y member when the House met thi even ing for further consideration of the In dian appropriation bill. Matters ran along very smoothly, interrupted now and then, when some member briefly ex- pressed b view upon the proper policy to lie pursued in treating with the In. dino. Mr. reel offered an amendment appropriating fl,012,000forpaynientto . the Seminole band of Indians for land in the Indian Territory ceded by that band to the United States. Pending a vote, at 10.30, adjourned, Mr. Matthews admitted that as vet he- had taken no steps in the matter. The knowledge of l'igott's disappearance had readied him within the last hour. He promised that the government, would do tlleir utmost to capture the fugitive. . M.y. Sanderson, conservative, then re sumed the debate on the address in reply to the Queen' sjieech, and in referring to Mr. Morley't address iu the House last night, roused the ire of the Irish members. Mr. pilon, in hi reply, thought Major Sanderson's performance less" amusing than usual. His remarks were mere in terludes in opera bouffe; stale jokes, un worthy the attention of the House; the question of Ireland could not be let aside by jest. He emphatically repudiated a calumny any uggetiunthnt he or hi colleagues worked for an increase of crime. The decrease of crime was not "" due to the coercion act, buttotheenortnouconceiongft' ten for tennut through the plan of cam paign. It wa also due to a knowledge of the increased sympathy of the English people. The declaration of Gladstone and his follower hnd more eftcct in stop ping crime than all the coercion acts ever passca. iciiccri.j wheat in ocean passage also showed a decrease nt nn advance. It was noticed that speculative offering increased and this checked further advances, and later develoM'd a weak feeling. Many opern- the truin, and called out to the General that the train would stop shortly and lie wanted to take his picture. The General nodded his approval, and watched the TOwoao'fr-tnte1lHlt;-r-1K1 side had been realizing for several days, but were reluctant about selling them selves on account of the uncertainty ol the murkct. Prices under the pressure to mll dediiied' 2S " beltiw the figures paid pace with the moving train. Opeuinthe ! early in the day from the inside.. Prices door, the General called Russell aud his i again rallied 2c, fluctuated for wife, and Mr. McKec and Mr. Lord, to I sonic time within u Vi tier cent. come out with him and Mrs. Harrison, and have their photograph taken. Of course thev all complied, while nurses held Benjamin and Mary McKee up at the window, Russell's baby, Martherin, being in the other car at the time. Fi nally the train sloped at Bridgeport, just across the river, and the young ama teur hastily adjusted his tripod ond wav ing his hand for them to prepare, he un covered the leas for a moment, and then nolitely doffed hi cap, The train moved up a little and o did the boy, and, com ing closer, he secured a second ricture. The General inquired hi name, and he said it was Hugh Beaver, and one in the crowd of boy called out that lie wa the con of Governor Heaver, whereupon Rus sell Harrison opened the gate and as sisted thclitlle fellow up tlie steps and tlie General shook bis hand and told him to give his regards to his father, the Gov ernor. As the train moved off Mrs. Mc Kee, requested the young artist to send range and closed about Vhc. higher than yesterday. There " wu only moderate business reported. In corn the transac tions were largely local and fluctuations limited to a Vic. range. The let ling on the whole was a trilie easier, though val ues did not show much change from yes terday. Increased business wus trans acted in oats at the lower' range ol prices, and there wn a decided disRi timi on the part of operator to sell. Several heavy trader taking at! active part on that ide, buyer were indiffer ent, but supported the market Until price for May had declined Vac., when they began bidding freely and stoped a further break. NKW YORK STOCK MARKET Speculation Yesterday Anionic tlie Bulla and Hear of Wall street. By Telegraph to the Cltiicn. Nkw Yokk. Feb. 25. The nock niur- The Ma't Cotton Review, My Telegraph to th Citlten. New York, Feb 25. Cotton future j opened a little lower under the weak ac count from Liverpool, with pretty full port receipt, and the bull were not onlv able to clieck the decline, hut to cause a partial recovery. Specnlation.howevcr, wa dull, and an unsettled feeling pervad ed themarket. There wa some renewal of manipulation of t March options, and strutij Southern markets were a check upon operations for a decline. The weather in the southwest is milder, and suitable for the successful opening of the planting season. Cora Van Tasel at tlie Opera Houe to-night. lier one ol tne pnotograpli, nnri he j set lo-ilay showed about the same promised to do so, "provided," said he, amount of business as yi-sterday, but '.'J have secured a good picture,"- These i these was u much better tone, and final ! were the only photographsof the General price generally, were fractionally higher securer) since In departure. 1 ' than those ot last evening. Uiere wn From Harrisburg to Baltimore the ride j "' dullness and apathy in the general was over the Noi thcrn Central railroad, "t, but tome of the ieciultics developed and tlie train pulled out ol Pennsylva-! marked strength. While the attack of nin' capital city at 11 o'clock, attached j the Iwars found some shares unprotected to engine No. 17, in control of George ' "' forced quotation off materially in a Rule. I. C. Hamniell was the conductor, ' 'ew stocks, selling was les pronounced and train-master S. O. M ill had general ! than yesterday and buying wa of a more uiervision of the train as the tvprcsen-, character, with a covering of shurt. tatTve of uperintendent Tapp. On the j while active snorts were in iiemaml in . Inwn to WashiiiPiort the train ran ! the loan department. The market ahead of the new special put on for the j dosed dull and firm, generally at frnc inaugurution business, and therefore hud tional gains. Almost the entire active no trouble in keeping strictly up tosched-1 ' higher and Oregon Improvement ule time. At New Cumberland, Gold- j two i nt 5 Navigation 114, and boro, Mt. Wolf and, York Haven the Chicago ga 1'i Sale aggregated scenes common to all townt of like tize 1 166,650 thares, ' Virginia' Noble Governor th Recipient of the Choicest Hun pltalltlea of New York. Nkw York,- Fell, 25. Since Governor FiUhugh Lee arrived here last Thursday to annual dinner of the Southern Society. he has been extensively lionized. His vigorous view on the race problem, as expressed in his speech before the South em Society, have' created considerable comment, and while opinion is divided as to the expediency of hi remarks, no body questions that he spoke the truth with the courage of his convictions. He has lieen constantly on the go by a round of distinguished tocial attentions. Last Saturday a luncheon wa given him at the Lawyer' Club in the Equitable building, and to-day he wa similarly entertained by Logan C. Murray, presi dent of the United States National Bank. To-night John C. Calhoun gave him a dinner, which was one of the most elabo rate that has occurred here thi season. The menu was served by-one of New York's most famous caterer's, und lacked -mthHtt;wfl-rie-"-fkrtitl'-,fleermMon'm' supplied by Fifth avenue'sl'avorite fiorist and were surpassingly beautiful. Among those present were Governor Lee, A brum S. Hewitt, Dr. Win. Polk, Frederick Taylor, Hugh R. Garden, Jas. II. Parker, John H. Hall, John H.lnmun, Logan C. Murray, Marion J. - Verderey, Roliert L. Harrison, C. H. Pliinizy, ex- Governor Hondly, Ballard Smith and the genial host, John C. Calhoun. The Demurrer Muatalned. Hy TclcKruph to the CUleti. Nkw York, Feb. 20. The demurrer of the Richmond & Danville Railroad Co., to the suit brought against it In the United States circuit court by Win. II. Gibson und other bondholders, regard ing the $1 ,000 bond of the North Caro lina Railroad Co., guaranteed by the Stale of North Carolina, wa tustnined by Judge Wallace to-day. The New Uepol. Mr. Davenport, division engineer of the Western North Carolina railroad, has just finished a very tasteful design for the apprnuchc to the new depot. The bluff 'liehiud the building is to be covered with ivy, nnd walk laid out through a lawn, in which there arc to lie flower lied of crescents,' etc., and two fountains. It will verily lie a haven of rest for the weary traveler. When will our city fathers complete their arrangements so that the new depot can be used i We do not ay that the long delay is inexcusable, but it certainly is "past understanding," ' Him to Clear Out. Shall the Ireenialem In North Carolina be Perpetuated or Abandoned. For many years past, and during each successive campaign, thi quest ion has lieen argued before the ieople, and yet the people thcmsclve have not had for a long time, any op)ortuuity to express by ballot, tlleir novcrcign wilt on the subject. When the present system of electing county, officers, otherwise than by the popular vote, wa adopted, we, of the West, were led to suppose that it was necessary to preserve tlie good gov ernment of some of our eastern counties, and for thi reason only, we were induced to yield one of the foundation principle of the Americnn government, as a matter of exiedienev. But the question now arises, doe thi necessity any longer ex ist? Not hlng short of absolute necessity can justify, even a temporary abandon ment of principle, and this should then be for as short a time n Kissiblc. Our own opinions arc drawn from the teachings of thatgreat and good man, Hon." N. W" Woodfiii," whose position was, thnt no election could so safely be entrusted to any set of voters, us itcould to the people themselves. "A smull body of electors," he used to ny, "may be brilied or otherwise corrupted, but the people of North Carolina, no man can corrupt" to nil of which we heartily aim-e. Why, then, we ask, should not we of the central nnd western counties, go hack to our popular election ut once? The reply Is : "There may be incompe tent officer chosen resulting in the bankruptcy of some counties." But we think this can lie obviated by requiring county commissioners and magistrates to give bond for the faithful performance of their duty. This would keep out unfit men. In onr own county, we would not willingly ee any change in the present Board of Commissioners, and not one of them would have any trouble to give bond for any reasonable amount; but if elected, ns we hope they would be, by th people, they Would hold their position hy n right which would give them in-, creased prestige 'in. the eye of their con stituents; they would lie the officer of the 'oph not the selection of a mall body of magistrates, themselves ap pointed, perhaps, by one man, the clerk of the Superior court, ' This bring us to a strwtty argument "gai'Jfit.the present plu...The clerk ap. point magistrates to fill vacancies; there may be a majority of the whole number. Me may appoint his own eronal friends; the magistrate elect commi sioners, nnd the commissioner pass upon the bond of the clerk and settle with him his accounts against the county. Cannot any one see at a glance, the immense power thi put Into the hand of the clerk? . ' In our opinion, the whole system i radically wrong. If our county is in a good financial condition, it result from our good fortune in having honest officers, both in the clerk's and commis sioner' position ; but nevertheless, it is wrong, and we should not depend, on a loiii; continuance of this good fortune. We have no doubt that a return to popular elections is tlie wish of a, large majority of the people of thi and ad joining counties, and we can sec no good reason why we should longer have to submit to a wrong. If our eastern brethren preter it ns it i, let them keep it so ; but by nil mean let us allow the good people, the voter of each county, to say, which they prefer, and to have their choice. , 7 - - Hon. TIioh, U. JohiiKloil. The prefix "Hon." has become socom- j.n.ant,i.ti.catxy..with..it JiUle..ma.uitig, livery nicinlier of our Legislature may lie changed at each election, and thus two hundred more lie added biennially to our list of Honorable. We would prefer that thiR were not so, and that the title "Hon' might Jie conlerred hy some competent authority, only iqion those who deserve it by character and action. If this could lie the case, we have no doubt the "Hon." would remain prefixed to the name ofonr life-long friend Thomas Organisation of the Biiuco,: County Farmers Alliance. ; , Pursuant to announcement, the mem hers of the variout Subordinate Alliance ol Buncombe county met in, the court house yetterday to organize a county Al , linnce. . . .- ... - . i, The meeting was called to order at 11 o'clock, and Dr. I. A. Harris wa chosen temporary chairman. Deputy Organ ' iter W. J. Butler explained the objects of the meeting, after which the various AU ,. linnce were called and delegate present, ed certificates, representing all the so cieties of the county.' Their reportsshow ' that during the last few months there ' have been seventeen Alliances organised, . that have a membership of about 800, Beside the seventy-four delegates, there . were more than 200 other farmers of the county present, who were represent- '' live tiller of our aoiL, I '" ".;! OFFICER.. . t The following gentlemen representing , the various ection of the county, were elected for the present year, which '! piret in June: 1 " ' ' ' Maj. D. A. Blackwell, president; Dr. L . A. Harris, vice-president; W. F. Tomlin- , , on, secretary; Rev. W. T. Bradley, treas urer; Jesse W. Morgan, lecturer; J. P. ' Wells, assistant lecturer, Rev. A. I. Jus- ' tice, chaplain; J.N. Embler, door-keeper; Jno. W. Melton, sergeant-at-armr, Thos. Hale Weaver, businex agent. The county meeting are to be held quarterly on the first Friday in Janu ary, April, July and October, and Ashe- ville was chosen a the place for holding these meetings. r k The president appointed the following , r committee : Arbitration, or good of the order J.R. Duboce, N. Plumadore and H. L. Her- " ren. ; '-' ., 1 " Executive Com mittce J, W. Nash, Jaa. - Cochrane, Dr. C. Cliff, A. E. Poe and F. . P. Morgan. . . Owing to the press of other duties,' Capt. S. B. Alexander, president of the ,"t State Alliance, could not be here, and by invitation Dr. L. N. Dunham, county lee 1 turer of Cleveland, was present and made a most most excellent address. He ex plained, in a very plain and forcible man-' ner, the workings of the Alliance from its incipiency, and told the farmers many things that will no doubt be a beneficial to them us it wa interesting. ; AFTERNOON SESSION, The meeting -was again" Called td ordefr " ' and the installation of officer and an ex- ' planntion in the secret workings of the Alliance, and vnriou interests of the ' organization were discussed. The fol lowing resolutions were offered : ' RESOLUTIONS ON TEMPERANCE. Whereas, We, the farmers of Buncomre " county assembled in a county Alliance, , seeing the great evil of intemperance and the need ot better laws enacted, hi regard ' ! to the inle of intoxicating liquors in the , .. county, and its restriction on public political gathering, offer the following : ' Resolved, lit. That we use our utmost endeavor to promote temperance in every conceivable way, knowing that intern- 1 perance ictbe greatest curse, to our land. Resolved, 2nd. That we petition the General Assembly of North Carolina to enact a law to relieve all persons out- sioc oi ineoruoratea iown is inc county of Buncombe from the cost of prosecu- ... tions caused oy tne sale ot intoxicating liquors sold therein, j n -,. Resolved 3rd, That we urge the State Senate to defeat the bill passed in the House hist week by which the bar-room - of Aslieville are to be thrown open QB. , , day of public political speaking. On motion, the secretary wa ordered to send the last resolution offered by tele- - graph to our Senator, for immediate ac- : lion. .,,.,. . , Resolved, That we are opposed to all trusts, combinations and monopolies that oppress the masses, and that we heartily encourage all industries that are ibr the'advancement of onr general inter- ' I). Johnston, who in a few day will close his congressional career, after a faithful and laborious service of four year. We may differ with Mr. Johnston in many of our views, amfat tinieseachmay irescnl their opinions with an approach to aspirity, but he has never lieen found by us, other than an upright gentleman, iu the strongest sense in which that strong term can be used; firmily holding his sincere convictions, nndns a public servant earnestly striving-for-what he considers best for his people. During the late canvass, he remained steadfastly at his post of duty, when his presence on the stump might have chang ed the result. No one enn tell now how this might have lieen, but all candid and fair-minded men must ngree that he did right, and while he loses his neat in Congress, we hoi and lielieve he will return to hi home, where those who know him bet. nnd are liest able to judge will gladly accord him the well-earned title 'Honorable." estti. Resolved, That we the members rep-' resented in the Buncombe county Farm ers' Alliance cxpre our hearty apprecia tion for the excellent addres of Dr. L. N.' Dunham, and we heartily endorse his die- 1 course which has been seed sown in good , ground, und which, no doubt, will be ex ceedingly beneficial to every one present. Un motion the Country Homes, an agricultural paper published in Asbeville by vt. loinhncon wa adopted a the ' organ of the Buncombe county Farmers' , Alliance. On motion the proceeding of thi meet ing were ordered to be published in the Citizkn, Country Homeland Progressive farmer. .. D. A. Blackwell, Pres. . W. F. Tohlinson, Sec'y. ' '',: C orrectlon, . , , We neglected to correct in our iane of yesterday, a mistake which occurred ia Capt. Atkinson' letter of Sunday mom ing, in which he wn made to say, in the int sentence, "Certainly no respectable memtier of our good people can favor inch a bill." It should have read namber. nitend of member. . .. .. , ., . ., . Pavement Fragrph Work on the extension of the street railway was begun yesterday. The new open freight cars of the elec tric railway attracted considerable at tention yesterday. Mr. Duff Merrick ha returned from Mitchell, where he ho been on profession al business for several week past. tly Tl(raph to the Clown. Chicago, February 20. The following wa received thi morning: London, February 20, 1HH!), To Alkxanih-r St LLiVAN, Chicago: J Pigott ha bolted. It i the general ! belief here that the Time and the govern-, ment have paid mm to clear out. Davitt. , The Maauuerade Hall. One of the largest attended nnd most i enjoyable masquerade balls given in I Aslieville wa thnt of the ierman Club, j at the Athlttic club-rouin lust night, j The costumes were handsome and at I tractive, and the dance delightful. The young men descrvt mtfch credit for the pleasant entertainment they devised, and rient nave pa JSigned :f a more frequent repetition of such event are to lie desired. Should be U reeled with House. - , The charming actress Cora Van tassel and her excellent coampany will make their initial bow to Asbeville theatre goers thi evening. The company ia good, price cheap, and change of bill nightly. They thould have crowded house. T Reserved teat only 35 cents, at Saw yer'. Get them eary. , ,